Family of Magic‐Sized Carbon Clusters on Transition Metal Substrates
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202006671
Abstract: Highly‐stable carbon clusters on transition metal substrates play an important role in the bottom‐up approaches for synthesizing graphene quantum dots, graphene nanoribbons, and novel graphene nanostructures. Here, the discovery of a series of magic‐sized carbon… read more here.
Keywords: transition metal; carbon; sized carbon; magic sized ... See more keywords
Cation Exchange Induced Transformation of InP Magic-Sized Clusters
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b03075
Abstract: Magic-sized clusters (MSCs) can provide valuable insight into the atomically precise progression of semiconductor nanocrystal transformations. We report the conversion of an InP MSC to a Cd3P2 MSC through a cation exchange mechanism and attempt… read more here.
Keywords: cation exchange; magic sized; sized clusters; inp ... See more keywords
Spectroscopy of Single CdSe Magic-Sized Nanocrystals.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c02663
Abstract: Magic-sized nanocrystals (MSNCs) are semiconductor crystallites that grow in discrete steps. They lead to samples that potentially contain a single size and shape (i.e., monodisperse). To understand the impact of "magic" sizes on optical performance,… read more here.
Keywords: spectroscopy; cdse; sized nanocrystals; magic sized ... See more keywords
Synthesis of a Single PbSe Magic-Sized Cluster: Insights into Reaction Kinetics, Atomic Structure, and Optical Properties.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c01841
Abstract: PbSe magic-sized clusters (MSCs), characterized by their homogeneous sizes and sharp absorption features, represent an important class of nanomaterials for precise structure-property correlation. However, their synthesis is complicated by the formation of mixtures of MSCs.… read more here.
Keywords: pbse; reaction; pbse magic; synthesis single ... See more keywords
On-Surface Photodissociation Control within Magic-Sized Nanoclusters by Halogen Bonding.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c10916
Abstract: The on-surface synthesis of various organic compounds relies on the self-assembly and subsequent dissociation of halogen-substituted organic molecules for polymerization and functionalization. Here, we demonstrate that the photolytic disassembly and dissociation of bromobenzene molecules within… read more here.
Keywords: within magic; bromobenzene; halogen bonding; surface ... See more keywords
Reeling them in: Ph2PSiMe3 in the sequential formation of InP magic-sized clusters.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06204f
Abstract: Indium phosphide magic-sized clusters (MSCs) have been identified as a key step in the growth of InP quantum dots (QDs). However, the need for elevated temperatures to form QDs from MSCs has limited our understanding… read more here.
Keywords: formation inp; sequential formation; reeling ph2psime3; sized clusters ... See more keywords
Mapping the reaction zones for CdTe magic-sized clusters and their emission properties.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05808a
Abstract: CdTe magic-sized clusters (MSCs) are promising building blocks for semiconductor devices because of their single size, consistent properties, and reproducible synthesis. However, the synthetic conditions for CdTe MSCs vary significantly in different reports, which hinders… read more here.
Keywords: cdte magic; reaction zones; cdte mscs; reaction ... See more keywords